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US declares China committing ‘genocide’ against Uighurs
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:03am on January 20, 2021
The United States declared on Tuesday that China is carrying out genocide against the Uighurs and other mostly Muslim people, with secretary of state Mike...
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Commonwealth mulls lawyers’ pool for Rohingya genocide case
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Updated at 12:00am on December 05, 2020
Commonwealth secretary general Patricia Scotland said her office looks for ways to support Gambia in its legal battle over the Rohingya genocide case and continue...
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Gambia submits case against Myanmar
United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 12:20am on October 25, 2020
The Gambia on Friday filed a more than 500-page memorial, which also includes more than 5000 pages of supporting material, in its lawsuit against Myanmar...
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Bangladesh recalls today horror of March 25
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on March 25, 2020
The nation will observe Genocide Day today recalling the horror of one of the worst genocides in modern history committed by the Pakistani occupation military...
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ULAB screens documentary on Bangladesh 1971 genocide
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:52pm on March 05, 2020
Marking the yearlong celebration of Mujib Year, the Department of General Education of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh screened the film titled Merciless Mayhem:...
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Shut down Canada until it solves war, oil, and genocide problem
David Swanson | Updated at 12:00am on February 17, 2020
INDIGENOUS people in Canada are giving the world a demonstration of the power of nonviolent action. The justness of their cause — defending the land...
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To keep the Rohingya alive
JB Gerald | Updated at 12:00am on February 01, 2020
ON NOVEMBER 11, 2019, The Gambia filed at the International Court of Justice an application of proceedings against Myanmar, which alleged violations of the Genocide...
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ICJ asks Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
Agence France-Presse . The Hague, Netherlands | Updated at 04:30pm on January 23, 2020
The UN’s highest court ordered Myanmar on Thursday to do everything in its power to prevent the alleged genocide of Rohingya Muslims, as international justice...
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War crimes, not genocide committed against Rohingya: Myanmar probe
Agence France-Presse . Yangon | Updated at 05:03pm on January 21, 2020
A Myanmar-appointed panel concluded Monday that some soldiers likely committed war crimes against its Rohingya Muslim community but the military was not guilty of genocide,...
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Amazon indigenous leaders accuse Brazil of ‘genocide’ policy
Agence France-Presse . Piaracu, Brazil | Updated at 10:03pm on January 18, 2020
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s pledge to open up the Amazon to mining companies was tantamount to ‘genocide’, indigenous leaders said Friday at a meeting to...